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Chinese Take 1

It's hump day and I am attempting Chinese food with NO DEEP FRYING... I must be loosing my mind!! We had just gotten our recipes down which included bacon in our fried rice and now we've gone to trying to eat healthy. Christian absolutely loves cornstarch-battered chicken & pork with a variety of sauces. I am hoping that he will still like the healthier version tonight.

I was at the Bulk Barn last week and decided to try out one of their rice blends. It is Aztec Blend #1656. It includes colusari red rice, long grain brown rice, split peas, and amaranth. I had no idea what some of those ingredients were but figured anything's worth a try, right? When I got home I looked up colusari rice & amaranth. Colusari rice is a burgundy-colored chewy rice that has a light nutty-popcorn-like flavor and amaranth is actually an herb.

It was very simple to prepare & actually pretty good. The peas were a little crunchy which added nice texture. I was surprised that both kids really liked it.

This is a meal that we had last week that was entirely planned using Pinterest. Thoe of you who know me well are well aware of my addiction to Pinterest. Yes, addiction. It has even been said that I need a Pin-tervention. :) I cannot help it though, I not only enjoy looking for recipe this way, but I have found it very helpful in meal planning. I now even have weekly menu boards created on Pinterest to organize my weekly meal plans. It has become a great tool. So I guess you could say that this meal, in a small way, does prove that I actually do make recipes that I find on there. :) Anyway, I was in the mood for a different kind of bbq meal so I choose to make Asian Grilled Drumsticks, Asian Cabbage Mango Slaw, Tricolor Thai Salad with Zucchini & Yellow Squash, and plain white rice. Early in the day I put the salads together and because there were so many vegetables it involved a bit of prep work. Plus l thought it would be a good idea to get the vegetables maridnad…